Lesson 76 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 to be in the ~ business to make a living by working in a certain industry He was in the plumbing business, so he knew a lot about pipes and valves.
2 to motivate ~ to make someone feel like they want to do a good job Bad bosses order people around, but good bosses motivate people to work harder by setting a good example.
3 to inspire ~ to cause a positive emotional change in another person He was a great leader; he inspired his employees with his words and actions.
4 to employ ~ of a person or organization, to make someone work for you They decided to employ him after seeing his work history and conducting an interview.
5 a line manager a person who is in charge of overseeing and managing a particular product line He was the line manager for the new iPhone, so naturally his job was very stressful.
6 to innovate ~ to make positive changes to a product or system The company releases a new model every six months and is always innovating.
7 a competitor ~ a person or organization who is trying to be better than you In the early days of computers, IBM had no competitors, really.
8 to report to ~ to give a summary of daily or weekly activities to another person as a habit I have to report to my manager, and he reports to the CEO directly.
9 corporate culture the beliefs and traditions of a specific corporation The corporate culture at Google places great emphasis on comfort, freedom, and creativity.
10 profit the amount of money a company makes The income of the company was $5,000 a week, and 30% of that was profit.
11 an occupation a job or career Depending on your occupation, you may be at risk of certain health problems.
12 a market leader a company that is ahead of every other company in a particular field Toyota is the market leader in the automotive industry.
13 a HQ the place or location a business has its main offices There are many branches of "Yamada Denki" all over Japan, but the HQ is in Tokyo.
14 an Industry The field someone works in e.g. education, retail, manufacturing What industry do you work in?
15 market share the number of customers or profits held by your company as compared with other companies in the same field Apple used to have most of the market share in the smartphone field, but recently that has been changing.
16 a subordinate a person who is below you in a company He was my subordinate, so most of the difficult work went to him.
17 a subsidiary a company controlled by a holding company It was a subsidiary of a large Tokyo-based company, so it had no freedom to function independently.
18 a branch one store or location that is part of a big company It seems like there is a branch of "Lawson's" on every block.
19 a founder a person who started a company Bill Gates was the founder of Microsoft.
20 a profession a job, usually high-level Law is a complex profession that is hard to enter.
21 a workplace a place that people perform jobs with a common theme My workplace is in Umeda, just a few kilometers from my home.